Nursing homes were more likely to participate in vaccination programs for seven vaccine-preventable illnesses and less likely to have residents hospitalized for those illnesses compared to assisted ...

Scott White, a former long-term care investment executive who has built a second career as an inspirational speaker, will be the keynoter at Wednesday’s McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards banquet and ceremony ...

Three themes related to ethical decision-making for dementia care in the area of eating and drinking were identified in a March study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. The themes: a ...

Participants in the National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change program (LCP) who used an iterative approach — changing one’s approach to a problem when encountering challenges — through an ...

In 2018, McKnight’s published a piece predicting that artificial intelligence would transform healthcare not from within medicine’s established institutions, but from outside them, through digital ...

The ACLU of New York is accusing nursing homes in the state of racial discrimination through use of blanket policies denying admission to convicted felons and parolees.

The morning commute might be the perfect time for a conversation that helps a nursing home staff member see their growth potential, says long-time skilled nursing professional Jerald Cosey.

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) unveiled new guidelines regarding the use of wearable devices, such as smart watches and fitness trackers, in a March article published in Neurology. Among the ...

We all have experienced this scene. You are sitting with a resident during lunchtime in the dining room of a skilled nursing facility. She had always been ...

I am obsessed with the HBO hit “The Pitt.” Each season of the series follows emergency department staff through a single 15-hour work shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, while ...

An 18-month program combining leadership training and quality assurance education is being credited with reducing turnover and improving resident safety and quality of life.

CMS is increasingly relying on a relatively new regulatory tool to quickly remove clinicians and companies from the Medicare system when they are even loosely affiliated with other organizations being ...